Comments on: I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/ Ramblings on software, law, and the spaces in between. Wed, 23 May 2012 07:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I Have No Idea What I Want From Life - Dogpile Web Search http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-26417 I Have No Idea What I Want From Life - Dogpile Web Search Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:03:11 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-26417 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Innovation tools Sponsored by: www.Innovation-Leaders.co.uk/ [Found on Ads by Google] 2. Luis Villa’s Blog / I still have no idea what I want to be when I ... sheers, best luck with your studies and life after that (is there a life after ... Fedora Luis [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Innovation tools Sponsored by: http://www.Innovation-Leaders.co.uk/ [Found on Ads by Google] 2. Luis Villa’s Blog / I still have no idea what I want to be when I … sheers, best luck with your studies and life after that (is there a life after … Fedora Luis [...]

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21381 Luis Sat, 26 May 2007 12:26:10 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21381 Nate: I would love to talk to Eric; I didn't know he was CS before he went into law but I've been reading his blog a bit of late- some very good thinking there. Nate: I would love to talk to Eric; I didn’t know he was CS before he went into law but I’ve been reading his blog a bit of late- some very good thinking there.

]]> By: Nate Straz http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21379 Nate Straz Sat, 26 May 2007 12:10:37 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21379 One of my friends that I went to Clarkson University with went on to law school after graduating with a degree in Computer Science. Perhaps you'd like to chat with him. His name is Eric Hutcins http://erichutchins.net/ One of my friends that I went to Clarkson University with went on to law school after graduating with a degree in Computer Science. Perhaps you’d like to chat with him. His name is Eric Hutcins

http://erichutchins.net/

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21309 Luis Fri, 25 May 2007 10:52:32 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21309 <i>I’ve never studied at law school but I always thought that one could specialize as an ‘Intellectual Property’ or maybe ‘Digital [Age?] Intellectual Property’ lawyer and that would cover the patent, copyright, and maybe trademark bases.</i> People speak of being IP lawyers, but (as far as I can see) the reality is that they always specialize into one of the three fields. <i>After that, the first thing you’ll wish was free and open source or had an open source counter-part is the LexisNexis Case Law search…</i> Working on that problem. ;) I’ve never studied at law school but I always thought that one could specialize as an ‘Intellectual Property’ or maybe ‘Digital [Age?] Intellectual Property’ lawyer and that would cover the patent, copyright, and maybe trademark bases.
People speak of being IP lawyers, but (as far as I can see) the reality is that they always specialize into one of the three fields.
After that, the first thing you’ll wish was free and open source or had an open source counter-part is the LexisNexis Case Law search…
Working on that problem. ;)

]]> By: charlie mac http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21305 charlie mac Fri, 25 May 2007 07:17:17 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21305 I've never studied at law school but I always thought that one could specialize as an 'Intellectual Property' or maybe 'Digital [Age?] Intellectual Property' lawyer and that would cover the patent, copyright, and maybe trademark bases. If you are forced to narrow it down even further, well I personally would choose copyright myself. Surely once you start studying the Case Law that relates to the computer field you'll find the stuff that interests you. In the one class that I had (non-law school) that introduced these kind of things, just studying the case law dealing with the DMCA got my blood boiling... After that, the first thing you'll wish was free and open source or had an open source counter-part is the LexisNexis Case Law search... Good Luck :) I’ve never studied at law school but I always thought that one could specialize as an ‘Intellectual Property’ or maybe ‘Digital [Age?] Intellectual Property’ lawyer and that would cover the patent, copyright, and maybe trademark bases.

If you are forced to narrow it down even further, well I personally would choose copyright myself. Surely once you start studying the Case Law that relates to the computer field you’ll find the stuff that interests you. In the one class that I had (non-law school) that introduced these kind of things, just studying the case law dealing with the DMCA got my blood boiling…

After that, the first thing you’ll wish was free and open source or had an open source counter-part is the LexisNexis Case Law search…

Good Luck :)

]]> By: Advogato: Personal info for louie http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21274 Advogato: Personal info for louie Thu, 24 May 2007 18:04:58 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21274 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Syndicated 2007-05-24 15:50:42 from Luis Villa's Blog [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Syndicated 2007-05-24 15:50:42 from Luis Villa’s Blog [...]

]]> By: Murray Cumming http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21273 Murray Cumming Thu, 24 May 2007 18:01:12 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21273 This seems short-sighted. When they fix the patents system, the world won't need quite so many patent lawyers. This seems short-sighted. When they fix the patents system, the world won’t need quite so many patent lawyers.

]]> By: Napoleon Courtney | FedoraNEWS.ORG http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21271 Napoleon Courtney | FedoraNEWS.ORG Thu, 24 May 2007 17:17:11 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21271 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Fedora Luis Villa: I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up Paul W. Frields: Embrace and extend. Behdad Esfahbod: Foundations of Gtk+ Development Nicu Buculei: [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Fedora Luis Villa: I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up Paul W. Frields: Embrace and extend. Behdad Esfahbod: Foundations of Gtk+ Development Nicu Buculei: [...]

]]> By: Philippe http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21270 Philippe Thu, 24 May 2007 16:56:15 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21270 personnaly, i dont want to specialize i'm a phd student, which is probably the top in specialization you get get to. but however i managed to stay general. in my phd, on communication systems, i deal with propagation, modulation, emergent behavior with agent systems, interference management... just about every aspect. and still i do believe i'll find work out there, because their is a need for people having a broader view of the whole complex system. i'm sure that's also true with law, is it not? sure i'll never be a master in one restricted aspect. but i'll make things work together. at university and doing various studies (psychology, and electrical engineering) i figure a lot of high profile teachers are so into their little restricted research area, they're not even synchronized with reality and miss so many other points that actually interact with what they are studying, because they focus too much on one specialized aspect. sheers, best luck with your studies and life after that (is there a life after a phd? OMG i'm finishing my phd in a few month i have to wright a these and find something to do afterwards! lol) personnaly, i dont want to specialize
i’m a phd student, which is probably the top in specialization you get get to. but however i managed to stay general. in my phd, on communication systems, i deal with propagation, modulation, emergent behavior with agent systems, interference management… just about every aspect. and still i do believe i’ll find work out there, because their is a need for people having a broader view of the whole complex system. i’m sure that’s also true with law, is it not?
sure i’ll never be a master in one restricted aspect. but i’ll make things work together.
at university and doing various studies (psychology, and electrical engineering) i figure a lot of high profile teachers are so into their little restricted research area, they’re not even synchronized with reality and miss so many other points that actually interact with what they are studying, because they focus too much on one specialized aspect.
sheers, best luck with your studies and life after that (is there a life after a phd? OMG i’m finishing my phd in a few month i have to wright a these and find something to do afterwards! lol)

]]> By: Alberto Ruiz http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-21269 Alberto Ruiz Thu, 24 May 2007 16:47:39 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/05/24/i-still-have-no-idea-what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up/#comment-21269 Just follow your gut feeling. I think that it is not about what job title do you want, it is about to do what you do, just try to do what you like and give your best in it, and also, talk about what you like with others. Exiting opportunities will just come as you make efforts to be good on what you like. Seriously, you won't have any problems on working what you like other than choosing where do you want to work on what you like, because being as good as you are, and having so such rare skills of developer, free software evangelist and lawyer, you will be always an interesting person to hire in any high tech company. Keep on rocking dude. Just follow your gut feeling. I think that it is not about what job title do you want, it is about to do what you do, just try to do what you like and give your best in it, and also, talk about what you like with others.

Exiting opportunities will just come as you make efforts to be good on what you like. Seriously, you won’t have any problems on working what you like other than choosing where do you want to work on what you like, because being as good as you are, and having so such rare skills of developer, free software evangelist and lawyer, you will be always an interesting person to hire in any high tech company.

Keep on rocking dude.

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